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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Thu, 22 Oct
22 sites flyable
Last updated: 21 Oct, 18:56 SAST
9 Air School training sites suitable for students Thu, 22 Oct
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
1,567m ASL
Porterville
1,431m ASL
Sedgefield
919m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Thu, 22 Oct
22 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | StudentStudent safe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piekiniers Mast BASIC1,419m tops | BASIC | — | 👍15WNW | 🦅18W | 👍15SW | 1,419m | — |
| Kardoesie BASIC1,309m tops | BASIC | — | 👍14W | 👍17W | 👍15SW | 1,309m | — |
| Porterville: Dasklip Pass BASIC1,283m tops | BASIC | — | 🤔11NW | 🦅14W | 👍14SW | 1,283m | ✓ |
| Porterville: Pampoenfontein BASIC917m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 👍15SW | 917m | — |
| Sir Lowrys Pass BASIC899m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 👍17W | 899m | — |
| Koringberg BASIC813m tops | BASIC | — | — | 👍12W | — | 813m | — |
| Misty Cliffs BASIC744m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 👍13WSW | 744m | — |
| Noordhoek SPORT743m tops | SPORT | — | — | — | 👍11WSW | 743m | — |
| Strandfontein BASIC721m tops | BASIC | — | 👍13WNW | — | — | 721m | — |
| Langebaan Dunes BASIC699m tops | BASIC | 👍7W | 👍13SW | 👍15SSW | 👍17SSW | 699m | ✓ |
| Du Toits Kloof BASIC689m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 🤔16WSW | 689m | — |
| Signal Hill SPORT659m tops | SPORT | — | — | 👍16WSW | — | 659m | — |
| Kommetjie BASIC519m tops | BASIC | — | 👍16W | 👍15W | 👍12WSW | 519m | — |
| Lions Head BASIC472m tops | BASIC | — | 👍17WSW | 👍16WSW | 🤔16SW | 472m | — |
| Macassar BASIC468m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 👍12SE | 468m | — |
| Paarl Cricket Club GH1,241m tops | GH | — | — | — | 👍9SSW | 1,241m | ✓ |
| Muizenberg Vlei GH1,186m tops | GH | — | 👍13W | 👍14W | 👍11WSW | 1,186m | ✓ |
| Noordhoek Pole Yard GH898m tops | GH | 👍19WSW | 👍17W | 👍16W | 👍12W | 898m | ✓ |
| Dolphin Beach GH767m tops | GH | — | 👍14WSW | 👍15W | 👍12W | 767m | ✓ |
| Gordons Bay Octopus Rd GH665m tops | GH | — | 👍17SW | 👍13SSW | 👍12SSW | 665m | ✓ |
| Glen Club GH50m tops | GH | — | 👍16WSW | 👍14WSW | 👍14SW | 50m | ✓ |
| Sea Point Promenade GH12m tops | GH | — | 👍18WSW | 👍17WSW | 👍17SW | 12m | ✓ |
Student safe is only assessed at sites Air School uses for student training; other sites show —.
Also assessed, not flyable: 37 sites
Garden Route — Thu, 22 Oct
0 of 15 flyable
No flyable sites in this region today.
Also assessed, not flyable: 15 sites
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